Pen pressure and tapering problems

Anonymous
2015-11-08T20:03:41+00:00

I love the new SP4 pen, but I've noticed the pen pressure is not consistent. The biggest problem is that paint brush strokes in Photoshop don't taper smoothly when drawing. I tired using the SP4 pen on my Surface Pro 3 and it doesn't have any problem. Here is a screen capture of what I'm talking about.

Since the pen isn't the problem I'm assuming it's a calibration issue with the Surface Pro 4. I downloaded new Wintab drivers to see if that would solve the problem (got the idea from this thread about pen problems).

It's not just Photoshop. The actual Surface pen pressure app has the same problem. It's harder to see because the brush strokes are thinner, but there is a much faster tapering happening than there is on the Surface Pro 3. Here is a screen cap:

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Anonymous
2016-07-15T19:53:13+00:00

Hey Everyone!

Thanks for all the feedback!

As some of you have already noticed, on July 14th, 2016, we released an update to the Surface Touch Driver that should significantly improve the pen tapering and pressure experience that this thread talks about.

For more information on the 7/14 update, you can go here.

If you experience any difficulty downloading or installing updates, please check the Troubles installing Surface and Windows updates article for assistance.

Thanks!

Zachary

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-19T15:37:12+00:00

    Guys what about mass returning our surface pro 4 by giving the followings reasons to **** off microsoft so they fix it ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-19T05:00:07+00:00

    Thank you for that info.

    So I just found out my MS pen doesn't support tilt, that would explain why I can't use it...

    I think it's quite unfair that I have to spend more money on a product I already paid for, to get the experience I first expected. I guess this is part of being on the cutting edge technology vagon these days...

    I think it is safe to say, I will not be getting a device so new again. The SP4, while being a wicked device, the issues at the pricetag of $2.111 is outrageous to say the least.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-17T19:42:27+00:00

    I have a feeling they're not doing anything because they seem to be preparing this:

    http://surfaceproartist.com/blog/2016/5/12/tantalizing-new-details-of-upcoming-pens-revealed

    Don't know if will be a solution but it does look somewhat promising...

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-17T17:20:07+00:00

    I can't believe this still hasn't been addressed. its a major feature in the surface 4 pro.

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